Posts Tagged ‘recovery journey’
Can I Become Addicted to Marijuana?
Marijuana is more commonplace than ever before, especially since there are so many places where it is now legal to carry and use for recreational purposes. Despite the fact that it is still not legal for those under the age of 21 to use marijuana, more adolescents are using it than ever before, too. However,…
Read MoreKeeping Your Options Open
When your life is spiraling out of control and any interventions you have tried are not working, the natural response you or your family might make would be to hospitalize you or put you into residential care. There may be times that this is the best option for you, and maybe even necessary to save…
Read MoreStaying Strong After Treatment
After surviving mental health and/or substance use issues, you did the work you needed to get through treatment. Some people feel much stronger immediately after treatment, particularly in comparison to where they started. Staying strong after treatment is another thing altogether, because life happens. As you get back into life and everyday problems as well…
Read MoreSuicidal Depression
Depression may develop into suicidal ideation, but it doesn’t have to. You can use your skills from treatment to practice self-care. Learn more.
Read MoreAm I Too Young For Treatment?
Treatment may be an option, but are you worried that you’re too wrong? Which program is the best for you? Let us help you find the answers.
Read MoreDepression: An Altered Reality
You are not wired to be miserable. Learn more about how depression can alter your reality and next steps to take.
Read MoreSucceeding at School after Treatment
Struggling with mental health and substance abuse is difficult at any age, in any situation. For you, it started young. Also, for you, you got treatment while you were young. Still, it has been a long and very tough road up until now, and as you are putting the pieces of your life back together,…
Read MoreStepping Up
In treatment, we talked about how to be mentally healthy. You learned more about yourself, about your mental health, and most importantly, you learned new skills to help you take control of your life and especially your mental health. Now you have been able to put your newly learned skills into practice, too. But the…
Read MoreLiving Strong
No one is perfect. We are all human beings, and part of being human is learning from our mistakes. Since you are striving for mental health, you know what it takes to fall and get back up again. Some people may think that going through treatment means that you have to be perfect, or else…
Read MoreChoose to Live or Choose to Thrive
When you have mental health issues, it feels like all you are doing is just trying to keep your head above water. But why stop there? You have come this far, why just choose to survive when you can choose to thrive instead? Survival Skills In treatment, you learned how to improve your life from…
Read MoreAnother Year, A New You
As 2019 comes to a close, you can look back on the changes you have made in your life. Every day that you have lived sober and mentally healthy is a testament to how amazing you are. You are actively choosing, every day, to be a better person, to live a better life, and to…
Read MoreStanding on My Own
Just like a toddler learning to walk, recovering from mental illness or substance use can be like learning something for the first time, too. Sure, we thought we knew how to do life. But then we realized that we weren’t actually walking, we were limping or crawling mentally. Now we have taken the first steps…
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